Check out these outstanding coaches already on-board for the 2008-2009 season!

17's - Danielle Justus & Julie Sackman; 15's - Marvin Forbes; 15's - Kali Metzler; 14's - Mark Ethridge & Craig Berg; 14's CJ Chamberlin; 13's - Ron Goins; 12's - Tina Akin & Rachel Akin; 11's - Amanda Benne 

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Results are coming in for the Four Invasion Teams that are participating in this year's USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Dallas.

Invasion 18-SWAT had a rough start on Day 1, dropping both of their matches, but stormed back on Days 2 and 3 to win their last four matches of pool play and finish 2nd in their pool. That set up a challenge match to advance to the Gold Bracket. They cruised through that match then ended the tournament with a 5th place overall finish. Congratulations!

Invasion 13-Black finished 2nd in each of their first two pools to set up a challenge match the evening of the 3rd day with the winner advancing to the Gold Bracket. Like the 18's, they cruised through their challenge match then went on to finish 5th overall. Congratulations!

You can track teams' results semi-real-time by clicking here:

2008 Girls Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships

Invasion team playing schedules and divisions are:

Invasion 18-Swat: June 26-29, 18-Open Division (Completed -- 5th Place Finish)

Invasion 13-Black: June 27-30, 13-National Division (Completed -- 5th Place Finish)

Invasion 17-Black: June 28-July 1, 17-Open Division

Seven teams from around the midwest played on Sat. 6-15 in the Invasion Invitational. This one day tournament featured teams going to USAV Nationals in Dallas later this month. Groups from St. Louis and Omaha joined several elite local teams to form a very strong 13 & under tournament. Our own INVASION 13 BLACK took home 1st place honors, beating Omaha Wave Ice in the finals. They finished the day with an impressive game record of 13-2 over some of the best competition in the midwest. Now, on to Dallas!

Two Invasion teams completed  unprecedented runs at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Minneapolis. The Invasion 18 SWAT team powered their way to 1st place in the 18 Open division. Our Invasion 17 Black team convincingly took 1st in the 17 Open division. All of Invasion should take pride in these accomplishments. Victory at this level is rare. To have two teams reach this level of success places Invasion among the best in the country. These two teams join Invasion 14 Black and  Invasion 13 Black at the USAV Junior Olympic Championships in Dallas. THE INVASION CONTINUES!

13-Black traveled to Baltimore this weekend (April 4-6) for the Northeast Qualifier. Come Sunday afternoon they found themselves winning nine matches on the weekend without a loss and coming home with a 1st place finish and the Club's fourth bid to the USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Dallas this Summer!

Congratulations, Girls!

Invasion 14-Black traveled to Columbus, OH for the Mizuno Mideast Qualifier to play in the competitive 14-Open Division. After a very competitive weekend the girls worked their way into the top pools on the final day of competition and finished the day with a 3rd place finish -- good enough for the Club's third bid in the Open Division of the USAV-JOVC this Summer!

Invasion 17-Black and 18-Black both traveled to Denver for the Crossroads National Qualifier with both playing in the Open Division. Both teams had big weekends and earned the clubs first two Qualifier bids to the USAV-JOVC. 17-Black finished 3rd and 18-Black finished 2nd and both earned bids in the 28-Team Open Division.

Alright, alright. It's not really a qualifier, but it's a big, cool tournament.

Invasion teams represented the club very well in Omaha in February. Our 13-Black team finished 1st in the 13-Club Division, 14-Black finished fourth in the 14-Open Division and our 17-Black and 18-Black teams finished 2nd in the 17-Open and 18-Open Divisions.

Quite a weekend!

Ten teams will be in action this weekend. 

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday our 13-Black team will be playing in Baltimore in the Northeast National Qualifier.

On Saturday and Sunday eight teams -- 11-Black, 12-Black, 12-Blue, 13-Blue, 14-Blue, 16-Black, 18-Blue and 18-White -- will be playing in the American Volleyball Challenge at Bartle Hall in Downtown Kansas City.

And on Sunday our 15-Black team will be playing in the Sunflower Slam at the Okun Fieldhouse in Overland Park.

Good luck girls and come on out and support your teams!

Invasion and Rob Kaleikau are partnering to offer skill sessions for Libero/DS, Middle Hitter and Outside Hitter positions to suppliment our existing skills sessions.

Go to the website www.rkvball.com and to the Training Section for more information on the clinics.

Our 17-Black and 18-SWAT teams traveled to Denver to play in the Open division at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier and both had quite a weekend.

17-Black finished 3rd overall and 18-SWAT finished 2nd overall with both receiving automatic bids in the Open Division of the USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships (aka "Nationals").

Congratulations Girls!

On Saturday, Feb 23 our 16-Black and 18-Blue teams traveled to SportZone in Topeka to play in the 16-Gold and 18-Gold divisions of the SZ Snowdog tournament.

16-Black had a couple of bumps along the way to a 2nd place pool finish but put it all together when it counted for a run through the playoffs to rack up their tournament win.

18-Blue carried the momentum of the first place pool finish right into the playoffs for their 3rd tournament championship of the season -- in three tournaments.

Congratulations, Girls!

On Sunday, Feb 24 our 17-Black and 18-Black teams played their 2nd day of PowerLeague competition with the HOA Region's National bid on the line. Both teams finished the day 5-0 in matches to wrap up PowerLeague in first place and earn a bid to the USAV Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in Dallas.

Congratulations!

Invasion 14-Blue played in the Zoom Spike Fest Sunday (Feb 24) and cruised through the day with a first place Pool Finish and a perfect playoff record. When the dust cleared at the end of the day they left with Gold Medals and a first place finish.

Great Job Girls!

Seven Invasion teams traveled to Omaha Feb 16-18 for the 3-day Presidents Day Classic tournament at the Qwest Convention Center and all seven teams represented the club very well.

Highlights included a first place finish for our 13-Black team, 2nd place finish for our 17-Black and 18-Black teams in the Open Division and a 4th place finish for our 14-Black team, also in the Open Division.

Congratulations on a great tournament, girls!

18-Blue traveled to Baker University in Baldwin City, KS on Sunday (Feb 10) to play in the Baker Invitational. After a 1st place finish in Pool Play they carried their winning ways into the playoffs, winning two playoff matches and picking of their second Gold Medal in two tournaments.

Congratulations, Girls!

Invasion 17-Blue traveled to Lawrence for the Jayhawks in January tournament on Jan 27th and made a perfect day of it. After a first place, 8-0 pool play record the dispatch to playoff opponents in 2-sets each to finish the day 6-0 in matches, 12-0 in sets and in first place for the tournament.

Way to go, girls!

Three more Invasion teams qualified for PowerLeague play this weekend (Jan 19/20). 14-Black finished 2nd in their qualifying tournament on Saturday and, on Sunday, 13-Black and 13-Blue finished 2nd and 5th respectively. All three teams will proceed to round robin play over the next several weeks.

Congratulations, Girls!

Our 15-Black Team traveled to Topeka on Jan 19 to play in the SportZone classic. They completed the day with a perfect 12-0 record and a Gold Medal around their necks.

Great Work, Ladies!

Invasion 18-Black traveled to Dallas, TX over the weekend (Jan 19/20) for the Asics Texas Open and made the most of their trip.

When the dust settled on the two day tournament 18-Black was the last team standing and they returned home from the Lone Star State as Tournament Champs!

Invasion 15-Black played their PowerLeague qualifier January 13th. When the dust settled on the day they will be one of the 11 teams in their age group to compete in the PowerLeague competition.

Congratulations!

Invasion's 17-Black and 18-Black teams played in the 18's division of the Topeka Jrs tournament on Jan 13th and finished the day by playing each other in the finals of the tournament. 18-Black came home with the win this time but the two teams finished 1st and 2nd on the day.

Great Job Girls!

Invasion 13-Black traveled to Springfield for the Jan 12 Club Bear Challenge, playing up to the 14's age group. Despite playing up they came home with a first place finish in the tournament.

Our 18-Blue team opened their season at the Family Life Center on Jan 13 and went through the day 6-0 in matches and 12-0 in sets to complete a sweep of the tournament and a tournament championship.

Congratulations Girls!

Invasion's 18-Black, 17-Black and 17-Blue teams all played their PowerLeague qualifier this weekend and all three qualified to participate in the HOA PowerLeague.

In fact, 18-Black and 17-Black both took it a step further to secure the #1 seed for PowerLeague play by finishing the day undefeated in matches and winning the tournament.

Congratulations, Girls!

Invasion's 14-Black team traveled to Topeka Saturday (Jan 5) to kick off the season in the 10-Team SportsZone Classic tournament. And kick it off, they did.

After finishing their 5-team pool with a perfect 8-0 record they moved through the playoffs in impressive style to finish the day 6-0 in matches, 12-0 in games and in posession of Gold Medals to recognize their first place finish.

Congratulations on a great start to the season!

After finishing 3rd overall in the 17-Open Division last year, Don Harris' 17-Black team picked right up where they left off last season. On Dec 30th they played up to the 18's age group and played in the PowerLeague Warmup tournament at the HOA Facility. Playing up didn't slow them down a bit as they capped off the day with a 2-set win in the championship match and a 1st place finish.